Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:43 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:18 am – 4:49 pm
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People769 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.3291 householdsMedian household income $171,985Median home value $592,400Median rent $1,844 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,170 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 314 employedMain industries: professional and business services 43%, public administration 25%, education and health care 24%Average commute 34 minutes77% drive alone, 4% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days29 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Inigoes Webster Nolf station, 6 mi away; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksPiney Pointcape · under a mileCedar Pointcape · 2.0 miPiney Point Creekbay · under a mileHerring Creekbay · 2.3 miPiney Point Beachbeach · under a mileLane Beachbeach · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 66 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 6.9 mi · 584 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 8.4 mi · 54 acresJames W. Henderson Parkpark · 7.3 miNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 10.9 mi · 836 acresJohn G Lancaster Parkpark · 8.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 33 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLexington Parkserves 43,030 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital12.1 miPost officePiney Point Post Office1.8 miPoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 4 Station8.8 miFire stationSecond District Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Rescue Squad Company 63.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPiney Point Elementary School1.4 miCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA56 miUS highwayUS 36012 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20674 ZIP area.
